Yale to Compete in Cissie Leary Invitational

Lindsay Clark

Sep 24, 2009

The Bulldogs will travel to Philadelphia, Pa.
to compete in the Cissie Leary Invitational this weekend. This will be the third
straight year that Yale has competed in this annual tournament
hosted by Penn.

While last week at the Maryland Invite was
Yale’s first fall tournament of year, the Cissie Leary
Invitational will be the first tournament to which Yale sends its
full squad.

The past two seasons, Yale has had great
success in the Cissie Leary Invitational. Last season, Janet Kim ’09
won the Blue Bracket singles draw of the Cissie Leary Invitational
for the second consecutive year. Senior Sarah Lederhandler won
the backdraw for the Red Bracket singles draw. Senior Jessica Rhee, junior
Lindsay Clark, and sophomore Vicky Brook were all finalists in
their respective draws.

“I'm very excited about this weekend and
I know the team is as well,” head coach Danielle Lund
McNamara said. “In addition to getting a lot of good
matches, it's the first chance for all of us to play the same event
and spend some time together away from campus. As far as
expectations, I would like to see everyone commit to working on the
things we've focused on in practice, so that each player continues
to improve. If we keep making small strides in every
tournament we play this fall then we'll really start to see the
results of our hard work pay off in the spring.”